$3 Billion | Rank #1096 Who is Sebastian Piñera & family Pinera’s popularity among Chilean citizens has waned amid growing unrest over inequality that sparked violent protests in 2019. He made a fortune from credit card company Bancard, which he founded in 1976. He divested many assets over the …
$1 Billion | Rank #2190 Who is Barbara Benetton In 2018, with the death of their father, Barbara and her sister Sabrina each inherited part of his fortune; Barbara is not involved in the business. The Benetton family started knitting and selling colorful sweaters from their home in Treviso, …
$30 Billion | Rank #46 Who is Gina Rinehart The daughter of high profile iron-ore explorer Lang Hancock, Rinehart rebuilt her late father’s financially distressed company, Hancock Prospecting. Hancock’s biggest asset is the Roy Hill mining project, which started shipments to Asia in 2015. The mining magnate is also …
$3 Billion | Rank #1163 Who is Li Li Aier Eye Hospital Group was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in the central Chinese city of Changsha. Coming from an average or middle class family, Li Li is one those great persons who have stormed their way to the …
$1 Billion | Rank #2448 Who is Sara Blakely Blackstone announced it would buy a majority stake in Spanx in October 2021, valuing the company at $1.2 billion. She initially shilled her new invention, which became shapewear brand Spanx, on the sales floor at various Neiman Marcus stores. While …
$2 Billion | Rank #1818 Who is Tung Ching Sai Tung Ching Sai is the brother of Tung Ching Bor, who is also a member of the 2021 Forbes Billionaires List. Coming from an average or middle class family, Tung Ching Sai is one those great persons who have …
$3 Billion | Rank #1012 Who is Zhigang Wu & family Wu was a teacher at an industrial school before founding the chain with his son Wu Xuequn in 1995; Xuequn is the company’s general manager. Wu Zhigang’s wife, Sheng Yali, and sons Wu Xuedong, Wu Xuequn and Wu …
$2 Billion | Rank #1818 Who is Jared Isaacman Shift4 handles payments for a third of America’s restaurants and hotels; Isaacman took it public in June 2020 and owns 38% of the stock. He started the firm at age 16 in his parents’ basement in Far Hills, New Jersey …
$1 Billion | Rank #2324 Who is Stanley Tang Tang owns about 4% of DoorDash, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange in early December 2020. Coming from an average or middle class family, Stanley Tang is one those great persons who have stormed their way to …
